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Our site is built with accessibility in mind and we seek to adhere to the WACG AA levels of compliance for digital accessibility. To support that we have provided instructions on managing animations below.

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Animations & Interaction

The Leeds Beckett University website occasionally uses animations to page elements and animated gifs to add impact to pages. If you wish to stop them from playing for accessibility purposes or for personal preference then please see the guidance below. Please note that browsers sometimes change how they operate, so please refer to your browser help files to find their latest information.
How do I turn off animations?

Chrome

Chrome users will need to use browser extensions. Animation Policy from Google will help you set your own preferences.

Microsoft Edge

There is currently no way to disable animations within Microsoft Edge. Users of Edge (Chromium) browser can install the Chrome extensions above and use them.

Internet Explorer

To stop animations on a single page you can just press the 'Esc' key. This will stop the animation on that page. If you wish to restart the animations you need to refresh the page. To permanently disable the playing of animated GIF images, open Internet Options > Advanced tab. Under the Multimedia section, uncheck the Play animations in webpage check-box, click Apply and Exit and then restart your computer.

Firefox

Type about:config in Firefox address bar and hit Enter to open Settings. Search for the image.animation_mode flag and change its value from Normal to None. Once you restart Firefox this will disable animations.

We are a community

At The Knowledge Exchange, we are passionate about supporting the growth of our businesses community. Meet some of our current and former clients and see how joining us has helped them take their business to the next level.

Members of our community have gone on to access our business growth initiatives including Help to Grow and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.

I realised that universities weren’t just about academic study - they could also be a tremendous resource for businesses.

Faresh Blueberry Marketing Solutions
The interconnective facilities were outstanding, enabling us to conduct crucial meetings in some truly remarkable spaces.

Martin and Reza SALT.agency
For a start-up it’s a no-brainer really. It’s low risk and high quality ... with only one thing in mind: to support us, as a start-up, to grow.

Adam and Paddy New Way, Building Services Engineers
The University Business Centre is a welcoming and well-run facility with helpful, communicative and friendly staff. It is a lovely place to work at.

Jodie Thrive Law
The support has really helped our business grow and be recognised with awards that we may not have otherwise known to enter.

Yorkshire Food Guide

Leeds Beckett Business Centre

Explore our business centre and find out more about the services you'll access and how we can work with you to find the best solutions you need. If there's any information you can't find then get in touch with the team and they will be happy to answer any questions you might have.

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